This week’s Foto Friday Fun features images chosen by eight readers including several shots from Mt St Helens, some wildlife, and my wild kitty.
TreDeuce chose #1.618, “The ratio of the Golden Mean.” A pattern that is pleasing to the eye so often used in photography. I didn’t quite achieve that with this unknown plant’s seed head.
#18 from above, a panorama of Ghost Lake seen on a hike in the blast zone while working at Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument during summer of 1992.
Jo chose #7500. California Condor #01 with head tucked and probably sleeping on Navajo Bridge that crosses the Colorado River in northern Arizona.
Jennifer chose #9236. A nice combination of Autumn gold aspen with a backdrop of the Grand Canyon.
From the above #36, I worked with Spike the porcupine at the California Living Museum in 1989.
Jodee and Bill chose #7101. Interestingly carved sandstone along the Upper Buckskin Gulch hiking in a dry wash.
The #01 from above goes back to April, 1975. Spring tulips in a friends’ yard in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Diane and Nigel chose #2903. Many of you will recognize this bird as a Barn Swallow. But imagine my surprise when I identified it in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa.
The #03 from above is another pic of Spike. I’ll bet you’d be surprised to know that the nose of a porcupine is soft like velvet. I know this because I used to pet Spike, on the nose only.
Gayle chose #6792. This view, or at least landscape, probably looks familiar to her as it is similar to her current Moab area environment. This exact view if from near Best Friends in Kanab Utah.
From above #92, also similar rock to above. But this shot was taken from the bottom of Grand Canyon looking up to the South Rim on my first rim-to-rim hike in 2008.
Jeff chose #7569, “I picked Gonzaga to to go the distance this year, but they will go home after a 75-69 defeat to Texas Tech.” I’d pick the elephants, every time, no defeats except the ugliness of poachers. These lovelies seen during a return visit to Addo Elephant National Park.
From the above #69. A Barn Owl who lived at the California Living Museum mentioned above.
Sallie and Bill chose #118. During the summer of 1992 working at Mt St Helens I could see Meta Lake while hiking Norway Pass Trail in the blast zone.
And the #18 from above is also at Mt St Helens except it was summer of 1993 and this view of the Toutle River and volcano was taken from the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center.
My final choices: Sierra was a cool cat while camping last week yet I think was happy to be home.
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Chairs out in the limited afternoon shade and we had camp. Along with much dusty entertainment, great views, and a signal too. I texted a map to Sandee who would be joining us Tuesday.
I hadn’t let Sierra out the day before, so after our walk I got brave and just left the camper door open. She was so good. Did a little exploring never out of sight and mostly just hung out in the shade watching the world. Plus she visited inside Joann’s RV.
